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UN agencies predominate as major first-level recipients to the Iraq Strategic Response Plan
Only 4% of humanitarian funding from international donors has been given directly to non-governmental organisations (NGOs); UN agencies have been the main first-level recipients.
The financial response to Ebola: Are there links between funding flows to countries and the number of cases?
The financial response to Ebola: Are there links between funding flows to countries and the number of cases?
Targeting the poorest 20%: the case of least developed countries
Aid to LDCs On the face of it, proportions of aid are broadly comparable to these shares. LDCs received 30% of total official development assistance (ODA)
The national details behind the global trends: 69 GHA country profiles now available
Today we are launching 12 new humanitarian country profiles, as well as updates of the existing 57. These include two new donor profiles, Luxembourg and It
The future of ODA: targeting people not countries to end poverty by 2030
Targeting ODA at poor people, wherever they are: New research from DI presented at the Finance for Development Third Substantive Session, November 2014
Understanding the role of ‘Zakat’ in humanitarian response
This is a guest blog by Amjad Mohamed Saleem. ‘Zakat’ is the Muslim practice of charitable giving based on accumulated wealth. It is one of the five pillar
The role of the private sector: financing a post-2015 agenda for sustainable development
A new report from the European Parliament finds that transparency and accountability will be essential in post-2015 public-private development partnerships.
How does the response to typhoon Haiyan compare with other recent natural disasters?
The response to typhoon Haiyan compared with other recent natural disasters. The generous response is still 6x lower than 2 weeks after the 2004 tsunami.
Economic growth won’t be enough to help Uganda’s poorest
The 2013 Chronic Poverty Report makes sobering reading, and demonstrates that growth alone will not be enough to tackle poverty in Uganda.